Job 15 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 15

Then Eliphaz

the Temanite

replied:

“Does a wise

man answer

with empty

counsel

or fill

his belly

with the hot east wind?

Should he argue

with useless

words

or speeches

that serve no

purpose?

But

you

even undermine

the fear of God

and hinder

meditation

before

Him.

For

your iniquity

instructs

your mouth,

and you choose

the language

of the crafty.

Your own mouth

condemns you,

not

mine;

your own lips

testify against you.

Were you the first

man

ever born?

Were you brought forth

before

the hills?

Do you listen in

on God's

council

or limit

wisdom

to yourself?

What

do you know

that we do not?

What do you understand

that is not

clear to us?

Both

the gray-haired

and

the aged

are on our side—

men much older

than your father.

Are the consolations

of God

not enough

for you,

even words

spoken gently

to you?

Why

has your heart

carried you away,

and why

do your eyes

flash,

as

you turn

your spirit

against

God

and pour such words

out of

your mouth?

What

is man,

that

he should be pure,

or one born

of woman,

that

he should be righteous?

If

God puts no

trust

in His holy ones,

if even the heavens

are not

pure

in His eyes,

how much less

man,

who is vile

and corrupt,

who drinks

injustice

like water?

Listen

to me

and I will inform you.

I will describe

what

I have seen,

what

was declared

by wise men

and was not

concealed

from their fathers,

to whom

alone

the land

was given

when no

foreigner

passed

among them:

A wicked

man writhes in pain

all

his

days;

only a few

years

are reserved

for the ruthless.

Sounds

of terror

fill his ears;

in his prosperity

the destroyer

attacks him.

He despairs of

his return

from

darkness;

he

is marked

for

the sword.

He

wanders about

as food

for vultures;

he knows

the day

of darkness

is at hand.

Distress

and anguish

terrify him,

overwhelming him

like a king

poised

to attack.

For

he has stretched out

his hand

against

God

and has vaunted himself

against

the Almighty,

rushing

headlong

at Him

with his thick,

studded

shield.

Though

his face

is covered

with fat

and his waistline

bulges

with flesh,

he will dwell

in ruined

cities,

in abandoned

houses

destined

to crumble.

He will no

longer be rich;

his wealth

will not

endure.

His possessions

will not

spread over

the land.

He will not

escape

from

the darkness;

the flame

will wither

his shoots,

and the breath

of God’s mouth

will carry him away.

Let him not

deceive himself

with trust

in emptiness,

for

emptiness

will be

his reward.

It will be paid in full

before

his time,

and his branch

will not

flourish.

He will be like a vine

stripped of

its unripe grapes,

and like an olive tree

that sheds

its blossoms.

For

the company

of the godless

will be barren,

and fire

will consume

the tents

of bribery.

They conceive

trouble

and give birth to

evil;

their womb

prepares

deceit.”

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